On Sale Now: CKY and Crobot are Coming to Philadelphia
CKY have announced a headlining tour that’s stopping in Philadelphia, a short drive away from their stomping grounds of West Chester.
The band announced on Instagram that the New Reason to Dream Tour will celebrate the band’s 25th anniversary. They’ll play at Underground Arts in Philly on Wednesday May 22nd with Crobot opening the show. Tickets are on sale now at this location.
The band will also appear at two major rock festivals later in the year: Louder Than Life in Louisville, KY in September, and then Aftershock in Sacramento, CA in October.
CKY Have Been Kicking Your Ass Since 1999
CKY, formerly Camp Kill Yourself, are a group out of West Chester, Pennsylvania who made a name for themselves by documenting their daredevil stunts, skateboarding tricks and gross antics on film. In the pre-YouTube days of the early 2000s, the footage circulated as VHS tapes and DVDs, either passed around to friends or sold at local records shops.
All of these skits evolved to become the Jackass TV series after the videos caught the attention of Jeff Tremaine, who co-created the series. The band’s music was used in many of the segments, as well as the Viva La Bam series with Bam Margera. CKY’s drummer, Jess Margera, is Bam’s older brother.
Their breakthrough album, Infiltrate Destroy Rebuild, was released in 2002 via Island Records. The lead single was “Flesh Into Gear,” and the song was also included on the Jackass: The Movie soundtrack. The heavy skate-punk anthem was named by Loudwire as one of the best hard rock songs of the 21st century.
Crobot: Their History with WMMR
Crobot are from just up the road in Pottsville, PA. You may have heard them perform live at Preston & Steve’s Camp Out For Hunger, where they did a killer cover of Soundgarden (which you can watch below) or maybe you saw them tear up the MMRBQ stage in 2022. Their latest album, Feel This, came out that same year via Mascot Label Group.
Crobot’s sound is for the “Beardos” of the world: the gritty party animals in every corner and crevice of the earth, and they’ll scale any mountain (or stage scaffolding, or theater balcony) to find their brethren and bring them along for the adventure. It’s loud and it’s heavy, but contagiously groovy at the same time.
Keep an eye on MMR’s Concert Calendar for more shows and events in the Philadelphia area.
MMRBQ 2022: Performances + Party Pics
